Good morning, Beavercreek.

Aullwood Audubon has announced a full lineup of October events for nature lovers.

The schedule includes a free Fall Migration Birding Walk on Oct. 9 at Siebenthaler Fen in Beavercreek and a Trick or Tweet Halloween hike on Oct. 24, with registration required for some activities.

Defense contractor Sumaria Systems will relocate its headquarters from Massachusetts to Dayton to boost the Miami Valley's aerospace network.

Local leaders cite strong collaboration between universities + Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a key reason for rising job opportunities.

Every public school district is required to implement an AI policy this fall and some districts are providing training for safe AI use.

Many schools set guidelines that allow assignments to use AI for grammar checks while banning its use for assignments prone to cheating.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Peerless Technologies, Leidos Inc., DCS Corp. and Anduril Technologies have been named to an $85 million design contract (VOLARE) for digital engineering research at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base under the Air Force Research Lab.

Work will run locally for up to a decade.

The Dayton VA hosted an event during National Suicide Prevention Month for veterans and caregivers, featuring a performance called "One Degree of Separation" that blended comedy and mental health education.

Medical Center Director Dr. Jennifer DeFrancesco stressed that seeing warning signs and using the crisis line (9-8-8) can save lives.

Greene County Public Health advises all residents, including the young and healthy, to get a flu shot as the Miami Valley sees a rise in cases; the CDC recommends vaccination in September and October so antibodies are built before the flu peaks.

A Dayton Daily News investigation shows mental health experts recommend that companies, parents and AI users help protect kids by using AI together.

Pediatric psychologists from local institutions advise caregivers to guide children when using chatbots (ensuring safe use).